Perisic was deemed to have handled the ball in the area after referee Nestor Pitana consulted the VAR system.

59 minutes into the second half, though, it was Manchester United star Paul Pogba who made it 3-1 when he smashed home from inside the D.

And PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe followed that up five minutes later by etching his name into World Cup folklore - sending the ball low into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box to become the first teenager to score in the final since Pele in 1958.

Croatia did pull another back when Mandzukic capitalised on a mistake by Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with 20 minutes to go, but this was not enough to mount a serious comeback.

The final whistle eventually sounded, confirming France’s first World Cup triumph in 20 years.

CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE OUR FRANCE PLAYER RATINGS FOLLOWING THEIR 4-2 WIN AGAINST CROATIA IN THE WORLD CUP FINAL.